How is “play ball” used?

In Fargo (1996), one line is: “We gotta play ball with these guys.”

Which movie is “play ball” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from Fargo (1996).

to be willing to work with other people in a helpful way, especially so that sb can get what they want; to play with a ball

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to be willing to work with other people in a helpful way, especially so that sb can get what they want
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to play with a ball

Definiciones del Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9.ª edición

We gotta play ball with these guys.

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